Date:30/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/30/stories/2008063060412000.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Rajaram pulls off surprise win

Coimbatore: Veteran racer and home crowd favourite C. Rajaram of Prime Racing pull off a surprise win in the opening race of the Formula Rolon Chevrolet category in the second round of the JK Tyre National racing championship at the Kari Motor Speedway in Chettipalayam on Sunday.

Rayomand Banajee of Meco Racing shone in the second race. But, unlike Rajaram, Banajee faced a tough competition right through from Saahil Shelar of Team Speed NK Racing.

Eighteen-year-old Saran Vikram raced to a double in the Formula LGB Swift class.

The results: Formula Rolon: Race 1 (15 laps): 1. C. Rajaram 17:27:01; 2. Saran Vikram 17:32:406; 3. Saahil Shelar 17:37:848. Race 2: 1. Rayomand Banajee 17:45:208; 2. Saahil Shelar 17:45:247; 3. Steve Hodges 18:04:850.

Formula Swift: Race 1 (15 laps): 1. Saran Vikram 18:10:422; 2. Karthik Shankar 18:11:513; 3. Ashwin Sunder 18:25:185. Race 2 (13 laps): 1. Saran Vikram 15:38:141; 2. Karthik Shankar 15:38:835; 3. Rayomand Banajee 15:55:558.

Super Bikes (600cc): Race 1 (10 laps): 1. Praveen Keerthi 12:13:329; 2. Poncho Gopinath 12:49:984; 3. Sandeep 13:05:118. Race 2 (6 laps): 1. Praveen Keerthi 08:17:576; 2. Poncho Gopinath 09:04:270; 3. Ameen Nawaz Khan 08:38:723. 1000cc: Race 1 (10 laps): 1.Mazar 12:47:155; 2. Bharath 13:05:635; 3. Alok 13:27:272. Race 2 (6 laps): 1. Mazar 08:49:24; 2. Alok 09:12:647; 3. Balaji 09:15:920.

Saloon cars: Race 1 (15 laps): 1. Radha Selvaraj 19:38:442; 2. Siddarth Kishore 19:53:895; 3. Sivaramakrishnan 19:55:995. Race 2: 1. Siddarth Kishore 19:44:779; 2. Radha Selvaraj 19:45:256; 3. Sivaramakrishnan 20:07:745.

Race Star cars: Race 1 (15 laps): 1. Mazdayar Vatcha 20:33:4; 2.Prithveen 20:38:9; 3. Byram Godrej 20:43:3. Race 2: 1. Mazdayar Vatcha 20:36:995; 2. Prithveen 20:32:998; 3. Praveen 20:53:288. — Sports Reporter